The liberation hypothesis suggests that, when faced with ambiguous evidence, jurors
A. will decide in favor of the plaintiff in civil trials.
B. will decide in favor of the defendant in criminal trials.
C. will rely on their biases and assumptions to decide a case.
D. will decide in favor of defendants in both civil and criminal trials.
C
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When Lang demonstrated that belief that one has consumed alcohol influenced aggression, he demonstrated that controlling for __________ does influence the outcome of research
a. alcohol c. aggression b. experimenter bias d. expectations
Which is NOT a disorder that people in the Middle Ages included in the general term "mass madness"?
A. exorcism B. lycanthropy C. tarantism D. St. Vitus' dance
With the phenomenon of ________, an animal that has suffered pain and was unable to do anything about it (all efforts failed) eventually gives up trying. This failure to try any further even extends to changed conditions where action could lead to extrication from the horrible situation and would remove the suffering.
a. generalized apathy b. extinction c. learned helplessness d. conditioned apathy
The specific compulsion known as trichotillomania
a. is most common in males. b. involves hair pulling. c. can be treated by lithium. d. involves damage to the cingulum. e. occurs in about 5% of the population.